COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (SSCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (COMPUTER STUDIES)

COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS

These are Computer Studies Past Questions. 40 questions will be picked at random from the question bank.

You have 30 minutes to answer all the questions.

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1 / 40

A program that keeps running indefinitely is said to be

iterating

stubborn

looping

working well

2 / 40

F1, F2, F3 -------- F10. A keyboard with the above function keys (F10 being the last) is called:

an enhanced keyboard

an F10 keyboard

a standard keyboard

a function keyboard

3 / 40

Physical or logical arrangement of network is

topology

ISP

networking

routing

4 / 40

Conversion of an octal number 73₈ to binary number will give us

111011

111100

110010

110111

5 / 40

The device used to carry digital data on analog lines is called

modulator

demodulator

multiplexer

modem

6 / 40

Features of XML include which of the following

the tags are used to describe the appearance of the content

governs the display of information in a web browser

address the structuring and manipulation of the data involved

governs the display of structures and information in a web server

7 / 40

Which of the following is not an input device?

COM (Computer Output to Microfilm)

OCR

optical scanner

voice recognition device

8 / 40

Memory which forgets everything when you switch off the power is known as

volatile memory

corrupted memory

non-volatile memory

non-corrupted memory

9 / 40

What does PDF mean?

Private Document File

Portable Document Format

Product Document File

Portable Dot File

10 / 40

Which of these are the building blocks of all the circuits in a computer?

instructors

logical operators

circuit switch

logic gates

11 / 40

Dot-matrix is a type of

tape

printer

bus

disk

12 / 40

What is ‘SIM’?

Structured Input Module

Subscribe Input Module

Subscriber Identity Module

Some Information Modification

13 / 40

In the first generation computers, built between 1945 – 1956, what was used for calculations?

transistors

integrated circuits

very large scale Integration

vacuum tubes

14 / 40

Database is

conversion from base 8 to base 2.

the end of data collection

the data stored in base 8

collection of data files

15 / 40

BIOS stands for

Binary Input Off System

Basic Input Output System

Basic Input Off System

Binary Input Output System

16 / 40

A byte consists of

one bit

four bits

eight bits

sixteen bits

17 / 40

Which of the following is a machine for reading documents that are encoded in a way that is readable by person and machine?

distributed system

Document reader

Artificial Intelligent

Document Sorter

18 / 40

The Central Processing Unit (CPU) consist of

control unit, arithmetic logic unit and primary storage

control unit, processing and primary storage

input, output and processing

control unit, primary storage and secondary storage

19 / 40

The term ‘gigabyte’ refers to

1024 bytes

1024 megabytes

1024 gigabytes

1024 kilobytes

20 / 40

What is Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP)?

the database access protocol for SQL statements

the transfer protocol or transfer web pages to a browser

the protocol to copy files between computers

the hardware/software protocol that limits access to company data

21 / 40

The “Com” in www.schoolportalng.com stands for

commercial

company

complain

committee

22 / 40

Which gate sends on a pulse when it receives one at either or both of its terminals?

NOR

NOT

NAND

23 / 40

The acronym FTP stands for

File Ping Protocol

File Transfer Protocol

File Translate Protocol

File Transit Protocol

24 / 40

The purpose of an application program is to

make off-line equipment run better

allow the operating system to control resources better

converts program written in high level language to machine language

meet specific user needs

25 / 40

A record is made up of

related fields

names of musicians

student marks

people in a town

26 / 40

If you see a diskette with a piece of foil covering its notch, it is said to be

copy-protected

write-protected

write-enabled

foil-covered

27 / 40

Computer connectors are

Boy and Girl

cables and wires

Male and wires

male and female

28 / 40

The hardware in which data maybe

control unit

Bus

memory

29 / 40

An input device that is able to interpret pencil marks on paper media is known as

optical mark reader

magnetic tape

card reader

magnetic disk

30 / 40

A server-side extension is needed to do what?

allow a request from a client to access database

allow a request from HTML to access web pages

allow a request from a client to access HTML-formatted page

allow a request from a client to access webpages

31 / 40

Blue tooth is an example of

Virtual Private Network

Local Area Network

Personal Area Network

Metropolitan

32 / 40

A language based on graphics for use in education is

BASIC

PROLOG

COBOL

LOGO

33 / 40

The protocol HTML means

High Tension Management Limited

Hyperbolic Text Mingle Language

Hyperbolic Text Management Limited

Hyper Text Markup Language

34 / 40

A hybrid computer

resembles digital computer

resembles both digital and analog computers

resembles analog computers

resembles binary and octal

35 / 40

Check the odd term out

Windows

Unix

Linux

internet

36 / 40

What was the computer conceived by Babbage?

analytical engine

punch card engine

arithmetic machine

application software

37 / 40

WPA2 is used for security in

Ethernet

Wi-Fi

infrared

bluetooth

38 / 40

A collection of programs that control how your computer system runs and processes information is called

operating system

buses

peripherals

computer

39 / 40

Another name for “network topology” is:

network structure

large topology

network organization

network study

40 / 40

The difference between people with access to computer and those without this access is known as the

web divide

cyberway divide

internet divide

digital divide

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